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Total Members Voted: 3

Voting closed: June 13, 2022, 11:38:11 PM

[bodiddley]

If Kawhi stays, add in TOR.
I'm not sold on MIL.
Let's see how they do in the playoffs.

The older brother Janis (36 years old) is KZ's agent.
The other brother Martins is his manager.
They were living together last year and I assume this year during the rehab.

[luee]

Wow 25-6 after one day, have not seen those numbers from a knick point in a while. How can anyone forget the Allan Houston comeback years? Yes a knee injury in his prime ended in disaster for the home team. A never again lesson? Mavs should be ready for a rude awakening. Ow! my aching knee.

[kidcarter8]

Mudiay did this (25-6) twice this season.

I see Fiz kept Smith on the court (39 and change).  Nice.  Mud got those minutes ONCE - and went for 34 and 8 in a win.

[elephant]

2 months later... need new rankings! (previous rank)

15 Enes Kanter          (11)
14 Isiah Hicks            (17)
13 Mario Hezonja       (13)
12 Lance Thomas       (12)
11 Wes Matthews
10 Damyean Dotson    (9)
9. Luke Kornet            (14)
8. Emmanuel Mudiay  ( 8 )
7. DeAndre Jordan
6. Noah Vonleh          (7)
5. Frank Ntilikina       (3)
4. Alonzo Trier           (6)
3. Mitchell Robinson   (2)
2. Dennis Smith Jr.
1. Kevin Knox            (4)

Knox's December performance elevates him past the injured Robinson/Ntilikina tandem. 
Kornet jumps on the strength of his shot finally falling, along with Kanters intransigence and traded players vacant spots.

Vonleh's play rates him higher (imho)

[elephant]

Mudiay did this (25-6) twice this season.

I see Fiz kept Smith on the court (39 and change).  Nice.  Mud got those minutes ONCE - and went for 34 and 8 in a win.

A good reminder. Mud has not had an easy job this year, but he's done well, much better than I imagined.

And he's still learning and improving.

[thebizneverloses]

Welcome back!

Wonder who else will return after we sign KD?

[thebizneverloses]

Never mind Bullock, Knix lost again.

Actually, a pretty weak move by DET.
Bullock has been a solid starter for them.  38% on 3's, reasonable D.
They ditched him and his puny ending $2.5M to get under the lux tax.

Bull should have been a guy to re-sign at $5M or $6M or so.  So a team lacking depth excises a useful player. ... Now they have to insert StanJohn or Kennard at starting SF.  And neither look ready.  I guess that's DET's white flag.  But it's just a sad commentary on where DET is right now.

From the pun to start to everything afterwards, this is a mighty fine post.

[thebizneverloses]

Haven't seen the last 4 games or so.  Slingbox on the fritz.
What's going on with Von Leh & Knox?
Both seem to be slumping heavily.

So I guess the verdict is in on whether Tim Jr's contract was a bad one or not.  At one point I think I was trying to trade Tim for expiring Wes straight up ...   Hope we don't do a buyout.  Wes could be a good transitional vet at a reasonable price next year.  Yeah, he'd likely prefer a playoff team.  But he could start for NYK.  And if Durnat or a top rook comes ...

As for Vonleh, a lot of players took one year deals since money was tight last Summer, looking to cash in this year when many teams would have cap space and spending dollars.  So I don't think a Team Option was an option.  Nets got one on Napier for very cheap, but most players who took one year deals didn't agree to that.

Haven't looked at the box scores but I think Kam has it about right. Vonleh is pressing, and it's not working out well. But he hasn't been super selfish or anything, just less judicious than in the past. I don't mind him seeing if he can expand his game a little bit. He may improve. But right now, it's not working.

As for his contract - Vonleh didn't even have a guarantee to begin the year. He only got locked in after the season started. I think the Knicks might have had enough leverage to have given him a 1+1 back in August.

(Elephant - Vonleh's UFA status is the only reason he's so low on the power rankings)

[Kam]

Mudiay did this (25-6) twice this season.

I see Fiz kept Smith on the court (39 and change).  Nice.  Mud got those minutes ONCE - and went for 34 and 8 in a win.

In overtime.  He had 26.9% of Knick points that day.
Dsj actually had 27.1% of Knick points scored.

[Kam]

2 months later... need new rankings! (previous rank)

15 Enes Kanter          (11)
14 Isiah Hicks            (17)
13 Mario Hezonja       (13)
12 Lance Thomas       (12)
11 Wes Matthews
10 Damyean Dotson    (9)
9. Luke Kornet            (14)
8. Emmanuel Mudiay  ( 8 )
7. DeAndre Jordan
6. Noah Vonleh          (7)
5. Frank Ntilikina       (3)
4. Alonzo Trier           (6)
3. Mitchell Robinson   (2)
2. Dennis Smith Jr.
1. Kevin Knox            (4)

Knox's December performance elevates him past the injured Robinson/Ntilikina tandem. 
Kornet jumps on the strength of his shot finally falling, along with Kanters intransigence and traded players vacant spots.

Vonleh's play rates him higher (imho)

I agree.  He has been our most consistent guy.  The question is regarding his longevity as a Knick.
 Is he in our plans?  If he were signed he would be higher than Trier.

The list is a mix of factors reflecting trade value, potential, and production.

[facilitatorn]

Pistons pick up Svi and Thon Maker, ship out Bullock and Stanley J. We see them again next.

Vonleh and Knox regressions May have something to do with the absence of regular PGs, at least for the last several games. Allen and Smitty don’t have the reps with our guys that Frank and Mudiay do.

The Sixers went big on now. It will be interesting to see how they perform and if they can keep their band together.

[Kam]

The Sixers went big on now. It will be interesting to see how they perform and if they can keep their band together.

If they extend Ben Simmons this summer the 76ers could be on the hook to pay $120mil for their Top 4 guys
Embiid, Simmons, Butler, and Harris. 

I could see a bunch of our ex-Knicks landing there as Bench Bros.

[Kam]

Kevin Knox will replace Lonzo Ball in the USA vs. World Rookies and Sophomore challenge.

[facilitatorn]

Nice. Hope he plays well.

The Clips added picks, have a fatty trade exception, and are in the playoff hunt. Any of our guys they’d trade a pick for under 9 mil? I’m thinking possibly Mario...

[Kam]

Nice. Hope he plays well.

The Clips added picks, have a fatty trade exception, and are in the playoff hunt. Any of our guys they’d trade a pick for under 9 mil? I’m thinking possibly Mario...

This was a lets fall into the lottery move for them --  i think.